Council for Medical Schemes Levies Act, 2000
R 385
Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Regulations for the Administration of the Department of Correctional Services of the Republic of South AfricaChapter II : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity9. Death in correctional centre |
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| a) | The Head of the Correctional Centre must keep a record and report all deaths in correctional centre, such record and report must reflect all the particulars required by the Order. |
| b) | A deceased inmate must be buried by the Head of the Correctional Centre at a burial place in the magisterial district where he or she was detained, but the National Commissioner may, upon written request of the spouse, partner or next of kin allow them to remove and bury the deceased at their own expense. |
| c) | The National Commissioner may for humanitarian reasons at the written request of the spouse, partner or next of kin, allow the body of the deceased inmate to be transported at State expense to another magisterial district. The cost of the burial is to be borne by the person requesting the transportation as prescribed by the Order. |
